UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) April 29, 2014
DIRECTV
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-34554 | 26-4772533 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
2260 East Imperial Highway | ||
El Segundo, California | 90245 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(310) 964-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting of the stockholders of DIRECTV was held on April 29, 2014. As of March 3, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 509,952,968 shares outstanding. At the Annual Meeting, 434,758,805 shares, or approximately 85.25% of the eligible voting shares were represented either in person or by proxy.
At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
1. To elect nominees to the Board of Directors for the term as described in the proxy statement of DIRECTV.
The following nominees were elected as directors by the votes indicated below for a term that will expire on the date of the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.
Director | For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||
Neil Austrian | 384,093,806 | 6,754,975 | 2,366,835 | 41,543,189 | ||
Ralph Boyd, Jr. | 381,923,591 | 2,128,206 | 9,163,819 | 41,543,189 | ||
Abelardo Bru | 382,113,326 | 1,959,861 | 9,142,429 | 41,543,189 | ||
David Dillon | 382,441,055 | 1,628,765 | 9,145,796 | 41,543,189 | ||
Samuel DiPiazza, Jr. | 382,409,491 | 1,665,083 | 9,141,042 | 41,543,189 | ||
Dixon Doll | 382,366,307 | 1,701,532 | 9,147,777 | 41,543,189 | ||
Charles Lee | 380,487,222 | 2,373,494 | 10,354,900 | 41,543,189 | ||
Peter Lund | 384,062,164 | 6,777,198 | 2,376,254 | 41,543,189 | ||
Nancy Newcomb | 382,472,942 | 1,626,383 | 9,116,291 | 41,543,189 | ||
Lorrie Norrington | 382,372,914 | 1,735,994 | 9,106,708 | 41,543,189 | ||
Anthony Vinciquerra | 382,567,392 | 1,511,280 | 9,136,944 | 41,543,189 | ||
Michael White | 371,954,513 | 16,670,039 | 4,591,064 | 41,543,189 | ||
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for DIRECTV for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below. There were no broker non-votes on this proposal.
For | Against | Abstain | ||
429,752,368 | 3,788,545 | 1,217,892 | ||
3. Advisory vote on compensation of our named executive officers.
This proposal was approved by the votes indicated below.
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | ||
368,646,521 | 16,494,634 | 8,074,461 | 41,543,189 | ||
4. Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy that there would be no accelerated vesting of performance-based equity awards upon a change in control.
This proposal was defeated by the votes indicated below.
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | ||
99,018,364 | 292,681,596 | 1,515,656 | 41,543,189 | ||
5. Shareholder proposal to require senior executives to retain 50% of net after-tax shares acquired through pay programs until reaching normal retirement age.
This proposal was defeated by the votes indicated below.
For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Vote | ||
82,313,150 | 309,163,388 | 1,739,078 | 41,543,189 | ||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
DIRECTV
(Registrant)
Date: May 5, 2014
By: /s/ Larry D. Hunter___________ Name: Larry D. Hunter
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel